Dominique Visse

Dominique Visse ( born August 30, 1955 in Lisieux ) is a French countertenor.

Life and work

Even as a 11 -year-old Dominique Visse sang in the church choir of Notre- Dame in Paris and studied organ and flute at the Conservatory of Versailles. His particular interest was the music of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages. The countertenor Alfred Deller he met in 1976 and became his student. He also received lessons from Nigel Rogers, René Jacobs and William Christie.

In 1978 he founded the "Ensemble Clément Janequin ", with whom he recorded a series of recordings of polyphonic vocal pieces from the 16th century. The ensemble he heads today. In addition, Visse one of the founding members of the instrumental and vocal ensemble Les Arts Florissants.

In 1982, he made ​​his stage debut in Monteverdi's L' incoronazione di Poppea. Since then, Dominique Visse has occurred at numerous international opera houses and festivals under renowned conductors and belongs to the popular protagonist of Baroque opera and early music. However, his repertoire also includes works from the 20th century and contemporary music. He was, for example, in 1996 at the premiere of Luciano Berio's Outis at La Scala with. He also performs with recital programs and has released some 50 recordings.

Discography (selection)

• Charpentier: Un Oratorio de Noel, Harmonia Mundi
• Charpentier: Le Malade Imaginaire, Harmonia Mundi
• Monteverdi: L' incoronazione di Poppea, Farao
• Vivaldi: Montezuma, Astrée Naïve 1993
• Dominique Visse sings Chabrier, Ravel & Poulenc, King 1997
• Songs for Seven Centuries
• Airs de Cour, Harmonia Mundi
• Les 3 contre- tenors ( Bertin, Scholl, Visse ) Harmonia Mundi
• Dom Quixote: Comic Cantatas and concertos by Marin Marais, Pierre de la Garde, Michel Corrette, Philippe and Nicolas Courbois Racot de Grandval, Alpha France, 2009